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Similar HCV viral load levels and genotype distribution among end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis and HCV-infected patients with normal renal function.
Journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2000
Azevedo Henriete A, Villela-Nogueira Cristiane A, Perez Renata M, Segadas-Soares Jorge A, Takahashi Clarina, Gaburo Nelson, Pessoa Isabel, Coelho Henrique Sérgio M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: At present it is not clearly established if hepatitis C virus (HCV)-RNA levels and genotype distribution have any peculiar aspect in HCV-infected end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate in HCV-infected ESRD patients, the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) profile, HCV-RNA levels and genotype distribution, comparing them with HCV-infected patients with normal renal...
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